MASSEY FERGUSON shrugged off a miserable first-half display at Banner Lane to snatch a 4-4 draw against Continental Star with a last-minute strike by Cameron Pringle-Andrews.

Rattled by goals from Jermaine Hylton and Kristian Ramsey-Dickson inside the opening 12 minutes and dismayed when Ashley Pringle’s effort was chalked off, Masseys clawed their way back into contention when Pringle made one count in the 63rd minute.

Hylton promptly restored Star’s two-goal cushion, however, and although Paddy Connolly and Pringle balanced the books, Gray’s 78th-minute goal put the visitors on course for maximum points until Pringle-­Andrews smacked home a left-wing cross.

Masseys might even have won it in overtime, Pringle insisting he had been hauled back in the penalty area, but manager Kevin Kiogham was relieved to salvage a point: “We never got going in the first half and all four goals they scored were sloppy from our point of view. That has cost us in recent weeks, but for 30 minutes in the second half that was some of the best attacking football we have played all season.”

Nuneaton Griff shared the spoils, drawing 1-1 against Cadbury Athletic in a gale howling straight down the Pingles pitch.

The home side cashed in on the conditions to forge in front in the 16th minute, Steve Barrett punishing indecision in the visitors’ defence to slice his shot wide of Jamie Atkins, but the keeper served Cadbury well as Griff piled forward in search of a second.

It was Andy Needham’s turn to face the wind-assisted pressure after the interval, but he didn’t have too many major scares until Cadbury levelled five minutes from time, former Alvechuch player James Ince cutting inside from the left to lash a fierce shot into the far corner. And although Griff mounted a late assault, their hopes of victory were dashed when Atkins again reacted well to deny the on-song Barrett.

Racing Club Warwick turned in a spirited display at Dosthill Colts, but their hopes of scrambling off the bottom rung were wrecked by a 12th-minute winner from Mark Adey. Ryan Cranton has now stepped up to take charge of the team following the departure of caretaker boss Mark Fenemore.